Tesla cancels Full Self-Driving expansion ahead of major update

Tesla car owner Draper Younce says his Tesla is a huge reason why he survived an attempted carjacking. Tesla has canceled a planned expansion of its Full Self-Driving beta software test ahead of a major update reportedly launching in April. Approximately 2,000 Tesla owners have been given early access to the expanded functionality, which allows a vehicle to control itself on city streets with human supervision and is listed as version 8.2 of the software. In early March, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that a download button for version 8.3 would soon appear on the displays in certain cars, but he has apparently confirmed on Twitter that the company will be skipping the upgrade in lieu of a version 9.0 coming in April. Musk last week said that the upgrade would eliminate the need for the system to use radar and would rely solely on the eight cameras the cars are equipped with and artificial intelligence.